Officers from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) seized three (3) illegal firearms with matching ammunition in St. Kitts, on Thursday March 13^th.

A Police Communique stated that “the first was recovered during the early morning execution of a search warrant by Police officers of the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), Special Service Unit (SSU), and officers from the St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department’s K9 Unit.” The search, which was conducted on a vehicle owned by Glenroy Samuel of Conaree, St. Kitts, led to the recovery of one (1) 45 FNX Pistol with two (2) matching rounds.

Mr. Samuel, who was present for the search, was taking into Police custody along with the weapon and contraband. The second illegal firearm was recovered during an afternoon search of a vacant lot in the Conaree area. The release said “police officers recovered one (1) Taurus 9mm pistol with two (2) matching rounds of ammunition.”

During a search conducted in an abandoned building in the Dewar’s area, the third illegal gun was seized where lawmen recovered one (1) Mac-11 submachine gun with four (4) matching rounds of ammunition, all of which were taken into custody. However, no one has been held accountable for these findings.

Investigations into the matters are underway.